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breastplate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɹɛstˌpleɪt/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From Middle English brestplate, equivalent to breast + plate. Displaced Old English brēostbeorg.

Meanings

1. A piece of armor that covers the chest.
2. A piece of armor that covers the torso; a cuirass, the breast- (front) and back-plate, taken together as a unit.
   • A massive hand grabbed the back of his breastplate and pulled him back. 2011, Tracy Hickman, Song of the Dragon, page 41:
   • He wears a Thracian-style helmet that protects most of his head and face, and a breastplate or "cuirass" covering his back and chest, both made of bronze. 2002, Bruce LaFontaine, Warriors Through the Ages, page 6:
3. A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
4. A piece of silicone in the shape of women's breasts worn by drag queens and other female impersonators to simulate a female body shape.
5. (Judaism) An embroidered square of linen worn on the breast of the Jewish high priest, bearing twelve precious stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel.

Forms

Relateds

breastplated

Synonyms

breastgirth · chestplate · breaststrap · breastcollar

Translations (102)

gez እንግድኣ (armor) · de Brustpanzer (armor) · es peto (armor) · mk наградник (armor) · grc λέπαμνον (horse tack) · uk підши́йок (horse tack) · de Brustschild (armor) · mrw kama (armor) · uk во́ло (horse tack) · gl loriga (armor) · fr poitrail (horse tack) · kum алдырыкъ (armor) · grc θώραξ (armor) · ru нагру́дник (horse tack) · hu szügyelő (horse tack) · ro pieptar (armor) · fr cuirasse (armor) · gez መጉላዕ (horse tack) · pl podpiersie (horse tack) · hy լանջապան (armor) · pl podpiersień (horse tack) · gd uchd-aodach (armor) · ca petral (horse tack) · ca pitral (horse tack) · pl napierśnik (armor) · ca cuirassa (armor) · cs náprsník (armor) · uk підго́рлина (horse tack) · sq tarogzë (armor) · pl piersi silikonowe (silicone in the shape of women's breasts) · pl podpierśnik (horse tack) · ko 흉갑 (armor) · ota گوگسلك (horse tack) · es petral (horse tack) · sv förbygel (horse tack) · ga uchtphláta (armor) · mi pātea (armor) · uk нагру́дник (armor) · ru нагру́дник (armor) · sw kinga ya kifuani (armor) · ar لَبَب (horse tack) · am ኣምበል (horse tack) · arc שִׁרְיוֹן (armor) · la lōrīca (armor) · uk підгру́ддя (horse tack) · grc λέπαδνον (horse tack) · he חשֶׁן (on breast of Jewish high priest) · mk наградник (horse tack) · am ጥሩር (armor) · kum тёшлюк (armor) · eo kiraso (armor) · grc στηθοδέσμη (horse tack) · syc ܫܪܝܢܐ (armor) · got 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (armor) · de Vorderzeug (horse tack) · fi rintahaarniska (armor) · ka გულსაფარი (armor) · la pectorāle (horse tack) · el θώρακας (armor) · fr plastron (armor) · ja 胸甲 (armor) · gl coiraza (armor) · akk 𒁍𒅀𒄠 (armor) · bg нагръ́дник (armor) · fr poitrail (armor) · nl borstplaat (on breast of Jewish high priest) · tr göğüslük (horse tack) · pl pektorał (on breast of Jewish high priest) · fa سینهپوش (horse tack) · ota گوگسلك (armor) · ga lúireach (armor) · pl kirys (armor) · fa سینهبند (horse tack) · sk náprsník (armor) · hu mellvért (armor) · uk підгру́дник (horse tack) · nl kuras (armor) · be нагруднік (armor) · grc στηθόδεσμος (horse tack) · he שִׁרְיוֹן (armor) · cmn 胸甲 (armor) · it corazza (armor) · nl borststuk (armor) · de Brustriemen (horse tack) · la pectorāle (armor) · fi rintapanssari (armor) · sv bröstharnesk (armor) · oc coirassa (armor) · gez እንግድዓ (armor) · ja 胸当て (armor) · uk підго́рля (horse tack) · sq parzmore (armor) · ga scaball (armor) · vi giáp ngực (armor) · alt тӧштӱк (armor) · fi rintaremmi (horse tack) · pt couraça (armor) · it pettorale (horse tack) · gez ሕንባል (horse tack) · fi rintahihna (horse tack) · cs kyrys (armor) · la antilēna (horse tack)